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That opportunistic vocalist was named Otis Redding, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday. Jimmy Jam, a music producer and the master of ceremonies for the unveiling of the star, lauded Redding as legendary. Santiago started off by thanking Zelma Redding, Otis Redding's wife, who attended the ceremony. But this means the world, that here we are, traveling all the way to the West Coast for this honor that will live on forever as the legacy of Otis Redding does," Redding-Andrews said. “I am not a blues singer or an R&B singer,” Redding once said.

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"They're trying to keep her away," Steve Shurtleff, a former Democratic speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, said of the Harris campaign. Harris’ campaign has acted as if she’s sitting on a lead, even though she has failed to separate from her opponent, former President Donald Trump, others said. That may look different in today’s evolving media environment than prior campaigns, but coupled with campaign events, aggressive organizing and a historic paid media campaign, it’s a winning approach." “They are very cautious,” a person involved in Harris’ race said of her campaign. Harris' campaign has also made overtures to voters in unconventional forums like the gaming site IGN.

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☆ Mets advance in playoffs with 4-2 win over Brewers after 9th-inning rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

MILWAUKEE — Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off closer Devin Williams in the ninth inning and the New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday night to win their NL Wild Card Series. With their latest thrilling comeback in the decisive Game 3 against Milwaukee, the Mets advanced in the playoffs for the first time since winning the 2015 National League pennant. New York went 6-7 against the Phillies during the regular season and finished six games behind them in the division standings. The Mets were 22-33 in late May but played as well as anyone in baseball the rest of the regular season. David Peterson, making his first relief appearance of the season, worked the ninth to pick up his first major league save.

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☆ Jim Cramer tells investors to put this chipmaker and this bank on their buy lists
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Jim Cramer calls September's nonfarm payroll growth a "no landing" number, meaning we don't have to waste energy debating a hard economic landing versus a soft landing. AMD stock is starting to reflect that, he added, but it hasn't had nearly the gains of rival Club stock Nvidia this year. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER .

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☆ Google Search's new AI makeover is the latest change the rest of the internet needs to navigate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In today's big story, Google Search is going to look a whole lot different thanks to generative AI . According to Rhiannon Bell, the vice president of user experience for Google Search, it's a "pretty dramatic shift from where we were before." AdvertisementAnd yes, in case you were wondering if it was coming, Google is going to start putting ads in its AI Search results — but only when Google deems them relevant. Google's new AI-organized search results GoogleSearch's revamp addresses a big concern for the rest of the internet. One survey conducted earlier this year found 60% of people who used Google's AI search found it more effective than non-AI powered Search.

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☆ I spent a total of 10 weeks quiet vacationing all over the world without my boss finding out. Here's how I did it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

He says that quiet vacationing made him more productive at work because he was so happy. Over the course of 15 months, I spent a total of 10 weeks quiet vacationing from my fully remote job. I think quiet vacationing may be good for productivity; I was genuinely so happy while traveling the world, and it translated into my productivity at work. On some quiet vacationing days, I had to work a little later to get things across the line, but I became very efficient. A quiet vacation day in Europe might look something like this: Wake up around 8 or 9 a.m. and eat breakfast at the hotel.

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☆ A girl murdered in 2006 was just revived as an AI chatbot — and her family had no idea
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Jennifer Ann Crecente, a high school girl murdered in 2006, recently reappeared as a chatbot on Character.ai. It had been 18 years since Jennifer Ann, a high school senior and Crecente's only child, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in Austin. Grieving, Crecente had started a nonprofit in her name, working since 2006 to raise awareness for teenage dating violence. Drew CrecenteThe website also listed Jennifer Ann as an "expert in journalism" with expertise in video game news. "This is not quite impersonation in the sense that it seems transparent that it is an AI model," Conitzer said of the chatbot mimicking Jennifer Ann.

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☆ Middle-class wages aren't keeping up. Some economists say policy is suppressing pay growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Juhohn Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Between 1979 and 2024, productivity in the U.S. soared by 80.9%, while hourly pay grew by just 29.4%, according to research by the Economic Policy Institute. But more recently, some economists have suggested that deliberate policy decisions have actively suppressed workers' wage growth. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the natural rate of unemployment has hovered between 4.5% and 5.5% throughout history. But since 1979, the U.S. has spent far more time with actual unemployment well above that estimated natural rate. Watch the video above to find out how middle-class wages are being suppressed.

Persons: Josh Bivens Organizations: Economic, Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of San Locations: U.S, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

☆ CNBC TechCheck Evening Edition: October 04, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCNBC TechCheck Evening Edition: October 04, 2024CNBC's TechCheck brings you the latest in tech news from CNBC's 1 Market in the heart of San Francisco.

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☆ Pete Alonso’s dramatic ninth-inning home run sees New York Mets down Milwaukee Brewers and advance to NLDS
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Pete Alonso hammered a historic, go-ahead, three-run home run in the ninth inning to power the New York Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in their winner-take-all Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series. With free agency looming, it could have been the final act of his Mets career – but the possible last dance continues. Benny Sieu/USA Today Sports/ReutersAfter the Mets came from behind to win 8-4 in Game 1, the Brewers leveled the series with a 5-3 victory Wednesday. The stunning victory over the Brewers marks the first time that the team has advanced in the postseason since 2015. “There was no way this season was going to end without something happening in that ninth inning,” he added.

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☆ Leaders from BCG, Infosys, AARP, and more predict how AI will transform top companies in the next 12 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Julia Hood | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

During a virtual roundtable, we asked Business Insider's Workforce Innovation board to tell us how AI would transform companies over the next year. How will the most innovative companies be transformed by AI over the next 12 months? Last year, we had an AI challenge across the company, and a huge percentage of our employees participated. There are a lot of different points of view on what AI will and will not do and how quickly. And that the promise we think AI is going to deliver will probably take longer than we think to come to fruition.

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☆ The Houston Astros will miss the ALCS for the first time since 2016
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Houston Astros will not appear in the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2016 after being eliminated by the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Not including the pandemic-shortened 2020 year, that’s the fewest number of wins the Astros have had since missing the postseason entirely in 2016. From 2017-23, not only did Houston appear in the ALCS every year, it made the World Series four times, winning twice and losing twice. The Astros’ run of championship league series appearances came under the specter of one of Major League Baseball’s most notorious scandals. The Astros were revealed to be using the sign-stealing system from as early as 2016 into the 2018 season — which encompassed their 2017 World Series win.

Persons: who’ve Organizations: Houston Astros, American League, Detroit Tigers, Astros, Tigers, San Francisco Giants, The Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Baltimore Orioles, Royals, Houston, AL West, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball’s, Athletic Locations: Houston, centerfield

☆ Champions League Wednesday: Prince William watches Aston Villa, Real Madrid suffers shock defeat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Prince William watches Aston Villa stun Bayern MunichAston Villa fan Prince William was in the stands to celebrate his team’s memorable win against Bayern Munich. 15-time Champions League winner Real Madrid suffered its first defeat of the season with a 1-0 loss against Lille, an early setback in the team’s European title defense. Kylian Mbappé, hoping to win a first Champions League of his career, was left frustrated against Lille. With that, Salah stretched his run of scoring at home in the Champions League to five matches – the first player in the club’s history to do so. Salah celebrates Liverpool's second goal.

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☆ NFL Week 5 preview: Five things to watch out for
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Andy Scholes | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

CNN —It’s hard to believe it’s already Week 5 of the NFL season! “So absolutely, positively, did he learn a ton and was this walkthrough today or was the team orchestrated stuff today absolutely better than last week? Ken Blaze/USA Today Sports/Reuters Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. breaks a tackle from Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker K.J. David Banks/USA Today Sports/Reuters Rhamondre Stevenson of the New England Patriots runs the ball against Cincinnati Bengals defenders in Cincinnati on September 8. Conversely, there are only good vibes around the Vikings as they enter Week 5 as one of two undefeated teams left in the NFL.

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☆ CNBC TechCheck Evening Edition: October 03, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCNBC TechCheck Evening Edition: October 03, 2024CNBC's TechCheck brings you the latest in tech news from CNBC's 1 Market in the heart of San Francisco.

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☆ I grew my side hustle into a $20,000 a month business — here are 4 tips I have for aspiring entrepreneurs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Jean Kang, 32, brings in about $20,000 a month with her business. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, she had always envisioned herself working for a big tech company. Having witnessed the rise of Silicon Valley from her own backyard, she worked hard to land her first tech job. "I was very shocked that I could supplement my take home pay from my tech job, [adding] another $30,000 completely by myself," said Kang. She has also scaled her business by shifting from doing mostly one-on-one coaching to running 5-week group programs.

Persons: Jean Kang, Jean Kang Jean Kang, Kang Organizations: San Francisco Bay Area, CNBC Locations: San Francisco Bay, Silicon Valley

☆ I attended Bryan Johnson's Don't Die Summit in Singapore. It started with a rave.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Bryan Johnson brought his "Don't Die" summit to Singapore in mid-September. This year, Bryan Johnson, the millionaire entrepreneur obsessed with reversing his biological age, brought his "Don't Die" summit to Singapore, less than two weeks after a similar event in San Francisco. The "Don't Die" summit organizers provided Business Insider with access to attend the event. Coinbase's former chief technology officer Balaji Srinivasan even talked about how he planned to "build an actual 'Don't Die' community" at his three-month crypto-focused "school" for adults in nearby Malaysia. As he invited several audience members onstage for a discussion about his "Don't Die" philosophy, I surveyed the room.

Persons: Bryan Johnson, Johnson, —, Taki Taki, blared, Amanda Goh, Coinbase's, Balaji Srinivasan, Horacio Villalobos, Dustin Giallanza, Andrea Maier, hasn't, Chrystal Fong, Dr, Fong, Marion Neubronner, Jacky Wang, Wang, Dan Buettner Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, National University of Singapore, FDA, AsiaHealth Partners Locations: Singapore, San Francisco, Miami , New York, Los Angeles, Valley, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Taiwan

☆ What office meltdown? Developers see a shortage of high-end space and are rushing to build it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Much of the office market may be mired in a downturn, but demand has been strong for high-end space. New office construction has dropped off sharply, leading to a potential upcoming shortage. That demand has persisted even as office construction has been stifled by higher interest rates and inflation, which have pushed up costs. Worries over the health of the office market have also made lenders reluctant to finance new development. 8 million square feet of that is pre-leased, meaning that there is only about 10 million square feet of upcoming available top quality space.

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☆ Here's where OpenAI's 11 cofounders are now
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Most of OpenAI's cofounders have left the startup, with some going to rivals. Here's where all 11 of its cofounders are now and how many remain at the $157 billion company. Here's where all of the 11 cofounders are now. According to her LinkedIn profile, she used to work at Facebook as an AI research engineer before joining Stripe as a software engineer in 2016. OpenAI and none of its 11 cofounders immediately responded to Business Insider's requests for comment, made outside normal working hours.

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☆ The AI industry is facing an existential question. OpenAI's chief product officer says he's not worried.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

OpenAI's chief product officer isn't worried that the rise of open-source will cause the second. In the first vision, AI startups are in a winner-takes-all race. AdvertisementOn Wednesday, OpenAI chief product officer Kevin Weil took to the stage, where Anyscale cofounder Robert Nishihara asked him what open-source models mean for OpenAI's business. These AI models, such as Meta's Llama offerings, are freely available for almost anyone to use, while OpenAI sells access to propriety, closed models. But if downloadable, open-source models pull all prices down to the "cost of production," then Andreessen's first vision — of "infinite profits" — starts to appear a little less likely.

Persons: Marc Andreessen, isn't, —, Andreessen, there's, Rice, OpenAI, Kevin Weil, Robert Nishihara, Weil, Mark, Zuckerberg Organizations: Service, Google, Ray Summit, Anyscale, Meta Locations: San Francisco

☆ Marc Andreessen hits on the existential question facing the AI industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

There are two competing visions for the future of the AI business, according to Marc Andreessen. Instead, it's one of the most fundamental (and arguably surreal) questions facing the AI industry today, according to legendary investor Marc Andreessen. In the first vision, AI startups are in a winner-takes-all race. These AI models, such as Meta's Llama offerings, are freely available for almost anyone to use, while OpenAI sells access to propriety, closed models. But if downloadable, open-source models pull all prices down to the "cost of production," then Andreessen's first vision — of "infinite profits" — starts to appear a little less likely.

☆ Wreck of US warship known as ‘Ghost Ship of the Pacific’ found in ‘exceptional’ condition
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The wreck of a US Navy destroyer known as the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific” has been found off the coast of California by undersea investigators. USS Stewart pictured arriving in San Francisco Bay in March 1946. The ship was damaged in combat against Japanese forces in 1942 and was captured by the enemy, becoming the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Patrol Boat No. “Soon, far-ranging Allied pilots began reporting the strange sight of an old American destroyer operating deep behind enemy lines,” reads the statement. “Whether lost in battle or sunk as a target, a warship remains sovereign property in perpetuity,” he said in the statement.

Persons: Stewart, Donald M, McPherson, fourstacker, “, Samuel J, Cox, ” Organizations: CNN, US Navy, Navy, Air Sea Heritage Foundation, Search Inc, Cordell Bank National Marine, Heritage Command, Imperial Japanese, Naval, US, Military Locations: California, San Francisco Bay, Imperial, Kure, Japan, San Francisco

☆ Elon Musk's xAI has moved into OpenAI's old HQ: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's xAI has moved into OpenAI's founding HQ. Musk subsequently left OpenAI and has become increasingly critical of the company, founding rival startup xAI last year. AdvertisementElon Musk is racing to upstage OpenAI — and now the billionaire has moved his own AI startup into the company's old HQ. Musk's AI startup xAI has taken over OpenAI's original office in San Francisco's Mission district, according to a report from the San Francisco Business Times. It comes amid an escalating war of words between the Tesla CEO and the AI startup he helped found in 2015.

Persons: Elon Musk's xAI, Musk, —, Elon, Martin von Hagen, Elon Musk, xAI, Sam Altman, OpenAI, Greg Brockman, refiled, Altman, he'd Organizations: Service, San Francisco Business Times, San Francisco Chronicle, sublease, Microsoft Locations: San Francisco's Mission, OpenAI

☆ U.S. ‘Welcome Corps’ helps resettle LGBTQ refugees fleeing anti-gay crackdowns
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

He was sexually assaulted in a Libyan prison, harassed in Tunisia and tried unsuccessfully to take a boat to Europe. Ngounou joined a growing number of LGBTQ people accepted into the Welcome Corps, which launched last year and pairs groups of Americans with newly arrived refugees. “LGBTQ refugees are forced to flee their homes due to persecution and violence, not unlike other people,” said Jeremy Haldeman, deputy executive director of the Community Sponsorship Hub, which implements the Welcome Corps on behalf of the State Department. The demand far outstrips capacity: Of more than 15,000 requests for help in 2023, the nonprofit helped resettle 23 refugees through the Welcome Corps program in cities as large as Houston and towns as small as Arlington, Vermont. Another refugee in the program, Julieth Luna Garcia, is a transgender woman from El Salvador who settled in Chicago.

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The start of October is bringing little relief to parts of the western United States, where 36 million people are under heat alerts and sweltering temperatures are setting records into the fall. Excessive heat warnings are in place in Arizona, California and Nevada, where high temperatures are expected to be 10 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than normal. On Tuesday, Phoenix reached 113 F, making it the hottest October day in the city’s recorded history. Before this week, Phoenix had never recorded a high temperature over 110 F in the month of October. Further north, San Francisco reached 94 F on Tuesday, which was the city’s hottest day in two years.

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